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PN. HJH. NORASHIKIN BT. DATUK HAJI ISMAILECONOMIC PLANNING UNIT
PRIME MINISTER’S DEPARTMENT OF MALAYSIA
Malaysian Labour Force
Background
31.7mPopulation
54.3%45.7%Labour Force
Participation Rate
14.7mLabour Force
≈500kAvg. school leavers
each years
14.2mEmployed
3.4%Unemployed
27% 60% 13%High skilled Semi skilled Low skilled
7.8 m 21.7 m
68% in Working Age Population(15-64)
1.9 m
65+0-14
14.7 m 7.0 m
68% in Labour Force
42%House
work
63% 39 yo & below 37%
62%
38%
Employment percentage by gender
LABOUR
MARKET
Source: EPU analysis based DOSM population and LFS data
15myear 2020
target
62% Services
17% Manufacturing
11% Agriculture
9% Construction
1% Mining & Quarrying
Employment by Industry
Graduatefrom Higher Education
TVETfrom Higher Education
School
54% 36% 10%
54.2%Youth
unemployment
RM1,703Median Wage
Employment percentage
by Nationality
84%16%Malaysian
Non-Malaysian
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YouthHigh
Unemployment 10.5
17
3.4
7
0
5
10
15
200019901980
% 20
Total
Youth
Unemployment Rate 1982-2016
2010
2016
Triple than national
unemployment rate
[ ]Global Youth Unemployment (ILO 2016)
• World ~13.1%
• Developed Economies ~ 14.5%
• South East Asia & Pacific ~ 13.0%
Unemployment by Age Group
(%)
16.5
37.7
22.7
9.413.7
0
10
20
30
40
15 - 19 20 - 24 25 - 29 30 - 34 35+
21% of unemployed
youth:
Diploma & Degree holders
Youth (age 15-24) constitute
more than half of unemployment
[54.2%]
@ 11% unemployment rate 4
2.63.5
Age Cohort of Youth
Population(in millions)
Total: 6.1 mil.
Outside
labour force
Inside
labour market
67%
33%
73%
27%
20-24
15-19
20-24
15-19
MALE
FEMALE
23.2 28.6 29.3 29.3 26.6 24.2
0
60
120
180
240
300
0
20
40
60
80
100
2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016
Graduates Produced
Unemployed
Unemployed Rate
Expon. (Graduates Produced)
Expon. (Unemployed)
Public University’s Unemployed Rate2011 - 2016
(%)(‘000)
Source: Graduate Tracer Study 2011 - 2016
5
33.8
32.4
31
27.9
26.6
25.7
25.224.6
24.5
24.4
22.7
22.1
20.6
19.2
18.514.8
Unemployed Graduates Rate According to States
Kelantan
Terengganu
Sabah
Pahang
Sarawak
Perlis
Kedah
WP Labuan
Perak
Melaka
Negeri Sembilan
Johor
Pulau Pinang
WP Kuala Lumpur
Selangor
WP Putrajaya
> RM5,000
RM3,001
- RM5,000
RM2,001
- RM3,000
RM1,001
- RM2,000
< RM1,000
0.0 10.0 20.0 30.0 40.0 50.0
Unemployed Graduates According to
Avg. Family Monthly Income
(%)
B40Community
M40Community
Household Income Category
(per month)
B40 : < RM3,855
M40 : RM3,860 to
RM8,319
T40 : > RM8,320
Urban states have lower unemployment rates
compared to rural states
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GovernmentInitiatives on
Human Capital Building
Others
Retrenchment
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B40
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Talent bridging
& outreach
Graduates
Structured
Internship Industry –
Academia
Collaboration
Financial Sector
Entrepreneurship
Facilitating SMEs
Digital
(Crowdsourcing)
Young Entrepreneur
SMEs Training
CentreMicro Credit
High
Potential
Latent
Workforce
• Single Mother
• Retirees
• Prisoners /
Ex-prisoners
• Former Drug
Addict
• Indigenous People
• Homeless
Expatriate
Retention
Ease of
Application
Foreign Worker
Malaysian
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TVET
Upskilling
National
Plan
Provider
Women
Childcare
facilities
Career
Comeback
Flexible Work
Arrangement
Side Income
for Housewife
SL1MProgramme
One of the Malaysian government initiatives in addressing
the issue of unemployed graduates
Collaboration among GLCs and private companies using the
concept of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR)
Established since June 1st, 2011, under the supervision
of Economic Planning Unit, Prime Minister‘s Department
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ObjectiveImproving self-confidence, personal
development and boosting the
marketability of graduates mainly
from poor families or rural areas in
securing a job
Target groups
� unemployed citizens who are
from low income families or live
in remote areas
� working but not equivalent with
the qualifications obtained
Degree holders and above
Minimum RM1,500 monthly allowances will be paid directly to each SL1M participants
by the company throughout the training
Max. 2 months
Classroom Training On-The-Job Training
Max. 12 months
Participants will be trained to work as a permanent employees of
the company and given a mentor to guide them
As a result, participants will be exposed to real work experience in
organizations both large and also small and medium size industries
Communication
Skills
Creative &
Analytical
Thinking
Organizational
Adaptability
Value-Driven
ProfessionalGrooming &
Etiquette
5 required modules:
(tailored to business need
of the participating company)
*Durations are depending on the needs of
each company
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SL1
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INCENTIVES TO
COMPANIESDouble Tax Deduction
(June 2012 - December 2020)
Double tax deduction on expenses incurred by
the company to train (training cost + monthly
allowances) unemployed graduates to enhance
their marketability under the scheme
HRDF-SL1M SCHEME
(Starting Apr 2014)
Contributions under the HRDF levy will be
used to reduce the expenses of the company
towards training the SL1M participants
Each expenditures incurred to train every SL1M participants, companies
are eligible to claim either one of these incentives:
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Career
Accelerator Re-skilling
2nd Chance
Programme
Skill specialization /
up-skilling
Job Market
Other government
initiatives
Pa
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LCs
an
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riv
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com
pa
nie
s
Employability Interventions
Unemployed
graduates
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Different approach by each company to cater
different group of unemployed graduates
CSR
Government contract
beneficiaries
KPI for the
GLCs
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Open Interview CatalystBoosterManagement
Training
Outreach
(indirect assist)
Training
(direct assist)
• Classroom training with
minimum 5 modules
• On the job training
Requirement
Open to all Degree
graduates
Duration
6 – 12 months
• Rigorous classroom
training with minimum 5
modules
• Send to a career fair
Requirement
Degree graduates who
require minimum
intervention
Duration
3 days – 2 months
• Open to all education
level
• Outreach programmes
throughout the country by
zoning
Requirement
Open to all job seekers
Duration
2-5 days
• Career/Motivation Talk
Requirement
University students in final
semester
Finance and Investment
16%Information and
Communication 4%
Oil and gas 6%
Construction and
Housing 9%
Manufacturing
6%
Transportation and
Logistics 11%
Services 40%
Agriculture and
Farming 5%
Utilities
3%
COMPANIES PARTICIPATED IN THE
PROGRAMME BY SECTOR
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Year KPIsNumber of Graduates Assisted
Directly Indirectly
2011 4,000 4,197 -
2012 4,000 4,622 14,072
2013 4,000 4,450 13,322
2014 4,000 4,185 6,741
2015 10,000 10,000 9,500
2016 15,000 15,000 18,915
2017 20,000 15,900 18,494
(up to Apr 17) 48,454 73,904
Total 139,398
4,000 4,000 4,000 4,000
10,000
15,000
20,000
4,1974,622 4,450 4,185
10,000
15,000 15,900
0
14,072 13,322
6,741
9,500
18,91518,494
-
5,000
10,000
15,000
20,000
25,000
2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017
Number of Graduates Assisted from 2011 to Oct 2017
KPIS Directly Assisted Indirectly Assisted Expon. (Directly Assisted)
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New
Initiatives
Kota Bahru
Kuala
Terengganu
Kuantan
Johor Bahru
Pudu
Ipoh
Alor Setar
Kuching
Kota Kinabalu
Urban Transformation Centre (UTC) is government effort
and initiative providing the urban community with key
government and private sector services under one roof
Kangar
SL1M @ UTC
It is part of the National Blue Ocean Strategy (NBOS)
improve service quality through strategic collaboration
between Government agencies and the private sector
12 centers throughout nation
(in every states)
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Bangunan UTC Kedah
Jalan Kolam Air, Bandar Alor Setar,
05200, Alor Setar, Kedah
Bangunan UTC Perak
Jalan Dato’ Onn Jaafar
30300, Ipoh, Perak
Bangunan UTC Kelantan
Jalan Hamzah
75300, Kota Bharu, Kelantan
Bangunan UTC Pahang
Jalan Stadium
25200 Kuantan, Pahang
Bangunan UTC
Pudu Sentral
55100, Wilayah Persekutuan, KL
Bangunan UTC Melaka
Jalan Hang Tuah, Wilayah Persekutuan,
75300, Melaka
Bangunan UTC Johor
Galleria @ Kotaraya, Jalan Trus,
80000 Johor Bahru, Johor
Bangunan UTC Sabah
Jalan Belia, Off Jalan TAR
88000, Kota Kinabalu, Sabah
Bangunan UTC Sarawak
Jalan Padungan
93100, Kuching, Sarawak
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∗ Minimum monthly allowances for SL1M trainee (RM1,500) � 12 months
Every beneficiaries from Government contract
above threshold are compulsory to allocate 1%
from their contract value to train SL1M trainee
SL1M in Government Procurement
Construction Infrastructure
MaintenanceIT & Communication Consultancy
Pharmaceutical Health Support Maintenance
Strategic
Defense
Security Service Others
RM10k RM4k RM10k RM5k RM10k
RM10k RM10k RM10k RM10k RM10k
Contract Value Threshold:
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